Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Eddystone
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Eddystone?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Eddystone have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eddystone is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Eddystone’s 1% is ahead of 6% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
Water is 35% of Eddystone’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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6 conserved acres
1% of Eddystone’s land. Water is left out: Eddystone has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Eddystone’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dom Marion Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Nancy Scott-Cowan Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Joe Hughes Little League Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Eddystone: April to June and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eddystone →
Eddystone and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddystone | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C |
| Ridley Township | 5% | 0.3 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Chester | 9% | 0.5 | 9 | 99%+ | A− |
| Woodlyn | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eddystone
How much of Eddystone is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Eddystone?
17,030 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eddystone or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eddystone have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Eddystone neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →